Olympic Patent Works PLLC
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Phone (206) 621 1933 - Fax (206) 621 5302
 

 


Robert W. Bergstrom, Ph.D

bob@olympicpatentworks.com

 

EDUCATION 

1995

1983

1983

1977

1977

 

J.D.

PH.D.

M.S.

B.S.

B.A.

 

University of California at Berkeley

University of Wisconsin, Biochemistry

University of Wisconsin, Computer Science

University of Washington, Molecular and Cellular Biology

University of Washington, Russian Language and Literature

       (Honors Degree and Phi Beta Kappa)

 

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

1995 Washington State Bar
1995 Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

 

PRACTICE PROFILE

Practice emphasizes non-infringement, invalidity opinions, patent-strategy counseling, and preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a variety of technical fields including:

  • Bioinformatics, quantum computing, molecular electronics, computational protein design, nanotechnology, structural and computational biology, microarrays, and other interdisciplinary fields combining mathematics and biological, chemical, and computational science

  • Software including compilers, operating systems, networking and database technologies, mathematical and scientific applications, and Internet-related applications

  • Computer hardware, including disk arrays, processors, and processor and system architecture

  • Semiconductors and semiconductor fabrication

  • Applied mathematics

  • Scientific Instruments

  • Optics, materials sciences, and physics

  • Electronics

LEGAL EXPERIENCE    

Aug 2002 - Current 

Olympic Patent Works, PLLC

Patent Attorney and Founder

June 1995 - Aug 2002

 

 

Summit Law Group

Weiss, Jensen, Ellis & Howard

Seed & Berry

Patent Attorney and Member

Patent Attorney and Partner

Associate Patent Attorney

                                                                             

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE                 

Nov 1983 - Apr 1995         Permia, HTA, Gupta, Procase, Pyramid, Digital, and Prime Computer

 

Research and Development of:

  • Operating systems

  • Hierarchical, relational, and object-oriented database management systems

  • Interpreters and network protocols

  • Complex and multi-media applications

SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE

June 1978 - Oct 1983        University of Wisconsin

  • X-ray-diffraction and determination of structures for small-molecules and proteins

OTHER EXPERIENCE

  • Taught law, computer science, and biochemistry at the university and community-college levels

  • Translated Russian patents and scientific articles

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